Vine-separator for potato-diggers.



No. 865,703. PATENTED SEPT. 10, 1907.

A.L.HO0VBR. I VINE SEPARATOR FOR POTATO DIGGBRS.

APPLICATION FILED JUNE 22, 1907.

a W I A TYOR/VE 1 5 the following is a specification.

UNITED STATES PATENT oFrioE.

ARTHUR LEWIS HOOVER, OF AVERY, OHIO.

VINE-SEPARATOR FOR POTATO-DIGG-ERS.

No. 865,703. Patented ,Sept. 10, 1907.

Specification of Letters Patent. Application film June 22, 1907. Serial N0. 380,310.

To all whomv it may concern: I Be it known that I, ARTHUR LEWIS HOOVER, a citil zen of the United States, residing at Avery, in the l county of Erie and State of Ohio, have invented a new i and useful Vine-Separator for Potato-Diggers, of which which the sprocket wheels llrotate. of the side bars 1 V The rear portions This invention has relation to vine separators for p0- tato diggers and it consists in the novel construction I and arrangement of its parts as hereinafter shown and described. I l

The object of the invention is to provide a potato dig ger with a separator of the character indicated. The

provided with a conveyor bottom moving transversely with relation to the digger. A separating conveyor moves orbitally about the said hopper. rating conveyor moves in alinement with the digger In the accompanying drawing-Figure is a side elevation of a potato digger with the separator attached thereto and shown partly in section. I i plan view of the digger and separator.

The potato digger consists of the side bars 1 having the digging point 2 attached at their forward ends and pass through bu. which the foliage and vines thus effecting separation.

sprocket wheel 33 is fixed to the shaft 6 in alinement with the sprocket wheel 32. The sprocket chain 34 passes around the sprocket Wheels 32 and 33. form a conveyor for elevating the potatoes, vine, weeds,

etc. from the ground. The shaft 6 is journalcd for rotation at the upper portions of the side bars 1 and the sprocket wheels 7 are fixed to the said shaft. chains 5 pass around the sprocket wheel 7 and similar from the vegetation-through the space between said sprocket wheels 8 journaled for rotation at the lower I slats and that the potatoes, together with the vines and end ortions of the side bars 1. The side bars 1 are weeds, will be deposited mounted upon an axle 9 which in turn is supported by the traction wheels 10. The said axle rotates with the said wheels. The sprocket wheels 11 are fixed to the S) and the sprocket wheels 12 are hind the potato digger; at the same time the roots pass through the spaces between the slats 31 and fall upon and engage the sides of the sprocket wheels 11 whergby the sprocket wheels 12 are caused to rotate in the opposite direction from thatin 32 is fixed to the shaft 30 and a per and are deposited into the chute 21 from whence they may fall into a suitable receptacle Such as a. wagon body or its equivalent.

Having described my invention what I claim as new 5 and desire to secure by Letters-Patent is In, combinationwith a digger having an elevator, a hopper attached'to the digger below the end of the elevator, said hopper having a movable conveyor bottom which moves trnnsversely with relation to the digger, a vine 10 separator moving over the hopper and in alinement with the dlggei', means for transmitting movement from the digger elevator tothe vine separator and. means for transmitting movement from the digger elevator to the hopper bottom. A l v In testimony that I claim the foregoingne my own; i

have hereto affixed my signature in the presence of two witnesses.

- ARTHUR LEWIS HOOVER.

Witnesses:

M. E. HAWLEY,

FRED A. Ronnn'rs. 

